8 U.S.C. § 31 (2024)
This is the official text of 8 U.S.C. § 31 (2024), part of Federal (US Code)’s United States Code — the codified general and permanent federal statutes of the United States, organized into more than 50 numbered titles by subject.
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Sections 31 and 32 were formerly transferred to sections 1971 and 1972, respectively, of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as sections 10101 and 10102, respectively, of Title 52, Voting and Elections.
Codification
Sections 31 and 32 were formerly transferred to sections 1971 and 1972, respectively, of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as sections 10101 and 10102, respectively, of Title 52, Voting and Elections.
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